A deadly suicide bombing rocked the Syrian capital on Friday, killing 11 people and fuelling growing scepticism about hopes for the success of a UN-backed peace plan. Amid the unrest, demonstrations were...Full story
The family of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, killed almost a year ago by American special forces in a military town in northwest Pakistan, left Pakistan for Saudi Arabia early on Friday morning, the family lawyer told Reuters. The move ends months of speculation...Full story
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States agreed Friday to look at ways to provide safe passage to Afghan Taliban who are willing to join the peace process, officials said. The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan...Full story
The United States said Friday it would pull 9,000 Marines out of Japan as it seeks to ease a long-running standoff over the future of its huge military presence in one of its top Asian allies.Full story
Arizona landscaper Jose Acosta says he has been pulled over by police in the Mexico border state three or four times for tailgating or driving with a chipped windshield. But really, he believes, it is because of the...Full story
French Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande toughened his stance on immigration Friday in a campaign increasingly fought on themes dear to the far right.Full story
At least 27 people were hurt in Ukraine’s eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk Friday in four blasts that president Viktor Yanukovych called a challenge to the nation ahead of the Euro 2012 football championship.Full story
A Mexican woman is pregnant with nine babies - six girls and three boys - the country’s main broadcaster Televisa reported on Thursday night. The woman was identified as Karla Vanessa Perez of the...Full story
An airliner was forced to land shortly after takeoff in Pakistan on Friday after a passenger made a hijack threat, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officials said. The domestic flight carrying more than 50...Full story
Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of the China’s most prominent human rights advocates, has escaped from home imprisonment, activists said on Friday, but uncertainty over his...Full story